England Nat. Curriculum Yr 1

Sounds /f/ /l/ /s/ /z/ /k/ at end

'ck' ending

back kick pack pick sack sick tick

digraph 'ff' at end of word

off puff cuff huff

'll' at end of word

hill bell fill fell doll tell ill well

'ss' at end of word

fuss boss hiss kiss less loss mess miss

'zz' at end of word

fizz buzz

Exceptions to 2 letters at end

pal if bus us yes

Sounds /nk/; /tch/; /v/ as -ve

'-nk' as in bank

honk sink pink bunk bank sunk think wink

/tch/ sound as in catch

hutch kitchen catch witch fetch notch pitch

Exceptions to -tch for /tch/

such which much rich

/v/ sound at end as in love

love have give live

Words of more than 1 syllable

2 syllables

sunset begun rabbit thunder pocket carrot

Add '-s' or '-es' to nouns and verbs

Plurals ending in -s

rocks pins pans jugs cubs beds

3rd person singular ending in -s

thanks spends flaps wags

Plurals ending in -es

boxes brushes matches wishes

3rd person singular ending in -es

fixes washes watches catches

Adding 'ed' 'ing' 'er', unchanged root

Simply add -ing to verbs

hunting buzzing jumping resting costing bending

Simply add -er to verbs

buzzer hunter catcher helper

Simply add -ed sounds like /ed/

rested lifted melted hunted mended

Simply add -ed sounds like /d/

buzzed filled killed

Simply add -ed sounds like /t/

limped jumped crashed dressed puffed

Adding 'er' 'est', unchanged root

Simply add -er to adjectives

older thicker richer grander fresher quicker

Simply add -est to adjectives

quickest freshest grandest softest oldest

Vowel digraphs 'ai' to 'ur'

'ir' as in bird

skirt shirt first girl dirty bird third

'ur' as in church

curl hurt church burn burst turn Thursday fur

'a-e' as in cake

same made late game came cake take safe

'i-e' as in five

ride side time white bike five line like slide quite

'ay' as in play

day say play crayon spray stay tray way may

'oy' as in boy

joy loyal royal annoy boy enjoy toy

'e-e' as in swede

these complete swede delete theme

'ar' as in car

car start dark farm garden park bark arm

'ea' as in beak (/ee/)

dream each sea beak team seat read meat

'ea' as in bread (/e/

bread deaf dead head instead meant read thread

'er' as in fern (/ur/)

verb kerb her person perfect fern term stern

'er' as in better (/uh/)

sister never under better helper summer winter

'u-e' as in cube (/yoo/)

cube huge tune tube use

'u-e' as in flute (/oo/

June plume rude rule crude flute brute

'ai' as in nail

aim snail rain nail train afraid paid

'oi' as in boil

join oil soil moist point boil coin

'o-e' as in note

rose note home hope hole stone those woke

'ee' as in tree

speed tree week meet see sleep green

Vowel digraphs 'oo' to 'ie'

'oa' as in coat

soap road loaf coal coast coat boat float goal coach

'ou' as in cloud

out mouth cloud count around about ground sound

'ew' as in newt

stew dew few new newt

'ew' as in screw

screw flew grew drew chew threw blew

'ue' as in blue

blue clue glue true untrue

'ue' as in statue

Tuesday due pursue statue value rescue argue

'oe' as in toe

hoe toe goes foe woe

'oo' as in boot (/oo/)

moon food boot cool soon spoon zoo

'oo' as in book (/uu/)

took wood cook book foot good look hook

'ow' as in cow (/ow/)

how now down crowd clown brown town cow

'ow' as in window (/oh/)

own throw window yellow grow show blow snow

'ie' as in pie (/y/)

tried pie die tie lie cried dried dries

'ie' as in thief (/i:/)

thief grief field brief chief shriek relief

Vowel digraphs/trigraphs 'igh' to 'are'

'or' as in fork

sort sport for fork short horse morning born

'air' as in chair

unfair stairs chair hair fairy fair pair air

'ear' as in earth

early earn earth pearl search heard learn learning

'ore' as in shore

wore sore swore before more score shore snore

'aw' as in paw

raw paw jaw lawn law crawl draw straw saw yawn

'igh' as in night

bright high night sigh right light thigh

'au' as in haunt

taunt astronaut haunt August author dinosaur

'ear' as in bear (/air/)

bear pear tear swear wear

'are' as in bare (/air/)

spare bare rare share beware care dare scared

'ear' as in ear

dear ear beard year near hear spear

Words ending in '-y'

Words ending '-y' (/ee/ or /i/)

funny very family happy silly puppy party

New consonant spellings 'ph' & 'wh'

'ph' as in dolphin

phonics phantom elephant dolphin alphabet

'wh' as in wheel

while whack wheel when which whisper where

Using 'k' for the /k/ sound

'k' for /k/ sound before 'e' 'i' & 'y'

sulky kept king Kent skin kit sketch

Adding the prefix 'un-'

Adding 'un-' as a prefix

unsafe unhappy unlock undo unwell unload unfair

Compound words

Two words joined together

bedroom handbag dustbin playground blackberry football farmyard

Common exception words

Yr 1 exceptions 'the' to 'says'

a says today of to the said do

Yr 1 exceptions 'are' to 'has'

has are is his was were

Yr 1 exceptions 'I' to 'we'

we they you your he me she be I

Yr 1 exceptions 'no' to 'where'

by go so no my here there where

Yr 1 exceptions 'love' to 'ask'

some once love one come ask

Yr 1 exceptions 'friend' to 'our'

full friend our put push pull school house

England Nat. Curriculum Yr 2

Graphemes for the /j/ sound

/j/ sound ends '-dge' as in bridge

fudge edge badge bridge dodge smudge hedge

/j/ sound ends '-ge' as in cage

age charge bulge village cage huge change

/j/ sound with 'ge' as in gem

legend urgent angel ginger gem

/j/ sound with 'gi' as in giant

giraffe ginger giant magic rigid

/j/ sound with 'gy' as in gym

gym energy apology stingy

/j/ sound with 'j' before 'a' 'o' & 'u'

jug enjoy jacket adjust jar join jog

Graphemes for /s/ /n/ /r/ sounds

/s/ sound as 'c' in race

dance ice cell race mice space twice

/s/ sound as 'c' in city

pencil city circus cinema citizen decide

/s/ sound as 'c' in cycle

cycle fancy mercy piracy

/n/ sound as 'kn' in knock

know knee knife knob knock knot

/n/ sound as 'gn' in gnome

gnome gnat gnash gnaw

/r/ sound as 'wr' in write

wrote written wrong wrap wreck write

/l/ or /uhl/sound at end of words

/(schwa)l/ sound as '-le' in apple

table apple cradle candle bottle middle little

/(schwa)l/ sound as '-el' in camel

level travel camel tunnel squirrel towel tinsel

/(schwa)l/ as '-al' in hospital

pedal capital metal hospital animal equal

'-il' ending as in pencil

fossil pencil stencil nostril

Words ending 'y'

/y/ sound in '-y' as in fly

try reply sky July fly dry cry

Add -es to nouns & verbs ending in 'y'

'y' to 'i' & add 'es': cry>cries

cries babies tries carries flies replies copies

Add to words ending '-(consonant)y'

'y' to 'i' & add 'ed' copy>copied

copied replied dried hurried cried fried

'y' to 'i' & add 'er' copy>copier

funnier easier happier healthier copier

'y' to 'i' & add 'est' easy>easiest

funniest healthiest easiest happiest

keep 'y' & add 'ing' cry>crying

tidying crying carrying frying copying replying

Add to words ending '-(consonant)e'

drop 'e' add 'ing' hike>hiking

hiking diving writing caring hoping moving

drop 'e' add 'ed' hike>hiked

dared lived moved amused hoped hiked liked

drop 'e' add 'er' hike>hiker

hiker nicer grater freezer whiter larger simpler

drop 'e' add 'est' nice>nicest

latest fiercest simplest largest whitest nicest

drop 'e' add 'y' shade>shady

shiny slimy tasty greasy hasty shady easy

Add to endings of -(1 vowel 1 consnt)

doubles consonant pat>patting

digging getting hopping patting dropping humming beginning

doubles consonant pat>patted

hummed dropped patted nodded slammed grabbed

doubles consonant sad>sadder

hotter sadder fatter runner bigger

doubles consonant sad>saddest

fattest saddest reddest biggest

doubles consonant run>runny

muddy carefully really runny tinny spotty usually

'x' is never doubled

mixing mixer mixed boxer sixes fixes boxes

More graphemes

/or/ sound as 'a' before 'll' in call

ball all call fall small wall tall

/or/ sound as 'a' before 'l' in walk

talk stalk walk almost always

/u/ sound as 'o' in glove

other mother Monday glove front brother come nothing

/ee/ sound as '-ey' in donkey

key donkey chimney money monkey valley turkey

/o/ sound as 'a' after 'w' in swan

wander want watch wash swan swallow

/o/ as 'a' after 'qu' in quarrel

squash quantity quality quarrel qualify squad

/ur/ as 'or' after 'w' in worm

world work worth worm worse word

/or/ as 'ar' after 'w' in warm

towards warning warm warden reward war

/zh/ sound as 's' in television

collision treasure usual measure television pleasure

Suffixes -ment -ness -ful -less & -ly

words with suffix '-ment'

movement measurement payment treatment enjoyment

words with suffix '-ness'

plainness eagerness sickness kindness sadness

words with suffix '-ful'

powerful careful faithful useful playful

words with suffix '-less'

hopeless restless pointless breathless careless

words with suffix '-ly'

badly carefully bravely slowly silently

but suffixes to words ending 'y'

happily shyly happiness merriment plentiful penniless

Contractions

contractions with apostrophe

hasn't it's I'll where's couldn't didn't can't

Possessive apostrophe

possessives (singular)

girl's child's man's Megan's Ravi's

Words ending in -tion

Ending in 'tion'

motion station section fiction addition national

Homophones & near homophones

there to hear

here they're hear there their

quite to bare

bare quiet see quite bear sea

one to two

son one too won sun two to

be to knight

knight night blue be blew bee

Yr 2 exceptions to standard rules

door to because

because floor door poor

find to climb

mind kind find behind child climb wild children

most to told

both told cold gold hold old only most

every to steak

even everybody break steak great every

pretty to past

last fast beautiful after pretty past

father to bath

pass path grass bath class father plant

hour to eye

hour improve sure sugar move prove eye

could to many

whole who would any many should could

clothes to half

again half people clothes water busy

money to Christmas

parents Mr Mrs money Christmas

England Nat. Curriculum Yrs 3/4

Suffixes -ing -ed -er etc. to 2 syllables

doubling as forget>forgetting

preferred forgetting forgotten beginner preferring equipped beginning beginning

undoubled as garden>gardening

happened gardening gardener limitation limited limiting happening

Sounds of 'y' and 'ou'

/i/ sound as 'y' in gym

mystery sympathy gym crystal Egypt myth pyramid

/u/ sound as 'ou' in couple

touch double country couple trouble young

More prefixes

'dis-' as in disagree

disconnect distrust disappear disagree disobey disappoint

'mis-' as in misbehave

misbehave misspell mistreat mishap misprint mislead

'in-' means 'not' as in inactive

insincere indignity inhuman inactive incredible incorrect

'in-' before 'l' becomes 'il-'

illegible illicit illegal illogical

'in-' before 'm' or 'p' becomes 'im-'

imperfect impolite impatient immature immortal impossible

'in-' before 'r' becomes 'ir-'

irregular irreplaceable irresponsible irresistible irrelevant

're-' as again or back as in redo

replay redo refresh reappear redecorate return

'sub-' under as in submarine

subtitle subdivide subheading submerge submarine

'inter-' between as in intercity

interchange interact intercity interrelated international

'super-' above as in supermarket

superman superstar supersonic supernatural supermarket

'anti-' against as in anticlockwise

antiseptic antifreeze anticlockwise anticlimax antisocial

'auto-' self as in autograph

autobiography autograph automatic autopilot automobile

Suffixes -ation, -ly

'-ation' as in sense>sensation

information adoration sensation admiration variation preparation conservation

'-ly' as in sad>sadly

usually sadly completely comically finally bravely suddenly

'-ly' as in happy>happily

angrily easily happily hungrily noisily

'-ly' as in gentle>gently

gently humbly nobly simply

'-ally' as in basic>basically

basically frantically dramatically

'-ly' exceptions

duly wholly truly

Endings sound like /zhuhr/or /tzhuhr/

/zh/ sound as in treasure

exposure treasure measure pleasure enclosure

/ch/ sound as in picture

creature adventure picture nature mixture furniture

/chuh/ sounds as in teacher

richer stretcher catcher teacher

Endings sound like /zhuhn/

/zhuhn/ ending as in collision

confusion television tension invasion division decision collision

The suffix -ous

'-ous' poison>poisonous

mountainous dangerous poisonous

'-ous' fame>famous

adventurous famous carnivorous

'-ous' fury>furious

various furious mysterious

'-ous' no obvious root word

jealous tremendous enormous

'-ous' humour>humorous

humorous glamorous vigorous

'-ous' courage>courageous

outrageous gorgeous courageous advantageous

/i/ before '-ous' as in serious

curious obvious serious

/i/ before '-ous' as in hideous

hideous courteous spontaneous

/shuhn/ sound spelt -tion -sion etc

'-tion' invent>invention

attraction injection invention action collection suggestion

'-tion' decorate>decoration

completion decoration relation hesitation celebration

'-ssion' express>expression

possession omission discussion confession expression

'-ssion' permit>permission

expression transmission admission permission

'-sion' explode>explosion

invasion decision explosion extension expansion comprehension

'-sion' tense>tension

tension confusion revision precision

'-cian' music>musician

politician magician optician musician electrician mathematician

exceptions to -sion rules

attention intention

Sounds for ch, -gue, -que, sc

/k/ spelt as 'ch' in chorus

chorus echo ache anchor chemist character scheme

/sh/ spelt as 'ch' in chef

parachute machine chalet chef brochure

/g/ ending as '-gue' in tongue

dialogue vague tongue catalogue league rogue

/k/ ending as '-que' in antique

unique antique technique mosque

/s/ spelt as 'sc' in science

muscle discipline fascinate crescent science scissors scene

/ay/ sound with ei, eigh, ey

/ay/ sound spelt as 'ei' in vein

rein vein

/ay/ sound spelt as 'eigh' in eight

weight neighbour neigh eighty eight

/ay/ sound spelt as 'ey' in obey

they obey prey grey

Possessive apostrophes with plurals

apostrophes with plurals

girls' boys' babies'

apostrophes for irregular plurals

children's men's mice's

Homophones, near homophones

accept to bawl

bawl effect except accept affect ball

berry to fare

fair berry bury brake fare break

grate to hear

groan here great grate hear grown

heel to male

knot not heel heal he'll mail male

main to mist

mane medal meddle missed main meat meet mist

peace to reign

rein piece peace reign rain plain plane

scene to who's

whose who's weather scene seen whether

Special word lists for years 3 and 4

accident to arrive

appear address actually accident accidentally actual answer arrive

believe to business

breathe busy believe breath business build bicycle

calendar to complete

complete century caught centre circle calendar certain

consider to disappear

consider difficult decide continue describe disappear different

early to experience

eight eighth enough early earth exercise experience

experiment to forwards

experiment extreme forwards famous February favourite forward

fruit to heart

guide guard heard grammar group fruit heart

height to island

history imagine interest height increase island important

knowledge to mention

learn length library material knowledge medicine mention

minute to often

minute notice occasion occasionally natural naughty often

opposite to position

opposite ordinary position particular peculiar perhaps popular

possess to promise

possess possible probably pressure possession promise potatoes

purpose to sentence

recent quarter sentence reign regular remember purpose question

separate to therefore

surprise separate therefore strength suppose straight strange special

though to women

thought weight various through women woman although though

England Nat. Curriculum Yrs 5/6

Endings sound /shuhs/ in -cious -tious

/shuhs/ as '-cious' in precious

vicious delicious malicious conscious precious suspicious

/shuhs/ as '-tious' in cautious

ambitious cautious infectious nutritious fictitious

Endings sound as /shuhl/ in -cial -tial

/shuhl/ sound as '-cial' in official

special social official artificial crucial

/shuhl/ sound as '-tial' in partial

essential partial confidential potential

not 'c' after vowel 't' after consnt

financial commercial provincial initial

Ends in -ant -ance -ancy -ent -ence…

-ation as clue to -ant -ance -ancy

hesitant observant observance expectant hesitancy tolerant substance tolerance

-ent etc after soft 'c',soft 'g', 'qu'

innocence decency frequent confident confidence decent innocent emergency

-ant -ent etc. other than above

assistant independent obedience obedient assistance independence

Endings in -able, -ible, -ably, -ibly

-ation as clue to -able

abominable adorable tolerable applicable considerable variable

-ation as clue to -ably

considerably applicably tolerably adorably

keep 'e' adding -able to -ce or-ge

changeable noticeable irreplaceable

drop 'e' as in force >forcible

eligible collapsible forcible legible

-able as in depend>dependable

dependable understandable reliable comfortable renewable enjoyable

-ible if no root word as in visible

visible audible incredible possible horrible terrible

-ibly if no root word as in visibly

horribly terribly visibly incredibly possibly

-ible if a root word can be heard

sensible accessible reversible

-ibly if a root word can be heard

sensibly

Add vowel suffixes to endings in -fer

'r' doubled if -fer still stressed

referral preferring transferring referring transferred referred preferred

'r' not doubled if -fer unstressed

preference referee reference transference

Use of the hyphen

use of hyphens

re-enter co-own co-operate co-ordinate

/ee/ sound spelt ei after c

ei, not ie after c as in ceiling

receive perceive ceiling deceive conceive

/ee/ spelt ei as in seize

protein caffeine seize

Words containing 'ough'

ought as in bought

ought thought fought brought bought nought

ough as in rough

rough enough tough

ough as cough

trough cough

ough as in though

although dough though

ough as in through

through

ough as in thorough

thorough borough

ough as in plough

bough drought plough

Words with silent letters

silent 'b' as in lamb

numb limb lamb crumb comb climb thumb doubt

silent 'g'' as in gnome

gnaw sign design gnome gnash gnat reign

silent 'h' as in hour

hour honour honest heir

silent 'h' as in rhino

rhubarb rhino rhythm rhyme

silent 'k' as in knight

knot knock knob knee knit knight knife kneel

silent 'l' as in half

should palm half could walk talk would calf yolk

silent 'n' as in column

condemn autumn column solemn

silent 't' as in thistle

rustle listen castle wrestle thistle whistle

Homophones and confusions

aisle to effect

aloud affect allowed effect aisle isle

altar to bridle

altar alter ascent assent bridal bridle

cereal to dessert

compliment complement descent dissent dessert serial cereal desert

draft to guest

draught farther further guessed draft father guest

heard to passed

morning heard herd led lead mourning passed past

precede to stationery

profit prophet principle principal stationary proceed precede stationery

steal to whose

steal steel wary weary who's whose

Special word lists for years 5/6

accommodate to ancient

accommodate accompany according aggressive amateur achieve ancient

apparent to bargain

average apparent appreciate attached available awkward bargain

bruise to competition

bruise category community competition committee communicate cemetery

conscience to curiosity

correspond conscious conscience convenience controversy criticise curiosity

definite to embarrass

determined develop disastrous embarrass definite dictionary desperate

environment to excellent

exaggerate especially excellent environment equipment equip equipped

existence to government

existence familiar foreign frequently explanation government forty

guarantee to individual

guarantee immediately immediate individual harass hindrance identity

interfere to mischievous

marvellous mischievous lightning interrupt interfere language leisure

muscle to opportunity

neighbour necessary muscle nuisance occupy occur opportunity

parliament to programme

privilege profession persuade physical parliament prejudice programme

pronunciation to rhyme

rhyme queue relevant pronunciation recognise recommend restaurant

rhythm to sincerely

sacrifice sincere shoulder signature rhythm sincerely secretary

soldier to temperature

stomach sufficient symbol system temperature soldier suggest

thorough to yacht

twelfth vegetable thorough vehicle yacht variety

KS3 subject lists

Art

forms of art

perspective portrait landscape abstract frieze sketch

tools and materials

kiln colour acrylic charcoal palette easel

talking about art

exhibition collection dimension spectrum display gallery

technique

illusion impasto highlight pastel crosshatch foreground collage

Design + Technology

food

flour knife ingredient hygiene nutrition carbohydrate natural recipe vitamin protein knives

textiles

tension fabric linen polyester fibre textile sew

designing

specification technology design aesthetic flowchart innovation portfolio brief

making

evaluation machine disassemble mineral presentation production component technology manufacture

Drama

the show

performance applause curtain entrance perform theatrical exit theatre freeze

presenting

characteristics position movement share rehearse rehearsal lighting spotlight character stage director

creating

playwright inspire script scene scenario dramatise improvise

English

the writer's craft

simile metaphor onomatopoeia personification imagery alliteration figurative rhyme synonym

structure of words

prefix vowel consonant suffix plural

grammar/punctuation

exclamation subordinate comma preposition conjunction grammar apostrophe clause paragraph

genres

advertisement myth narrator narrative genre advertise tabloid

talking about text

chorus soliloquy atmosphere comparison playwright expression resolution dialogue scene

Geography

maps

country longitude latitude atlas county contour globe

people

tourism tourist amenity infrastructure nation national wealth provision poverty employment habitat

places

desert rural urban estuary region abroad regional international settlement authority location

general terms

pollution climate erosion physical weather situation transportation landscape function transport

History

social

civilisation emigration disease citizen immigrant

economic

agricultural agriculture economy economic economical trade

religious

religious cathedral priest Protestant

government

government reign parliament republic politics political independence colony colonisation dynasty constitutional imperial imperialism

terms (general)

bias propaganda source chronological contradiction motive document current contradict chronology

conflict/warfare

castle revolution invasion defence conflict rebel revolt siege traitor rebellion

ICT

handling information

data cursor justify byte document delete database megabyte binary

equipment

computer monitor hardware cartridge CD-ROM disk module scanner processor electronic modem memory

interface

icon interface input interactive output password preview keyboard multimedia sensor

network

connection server connect cable internet network

software

spreadsheet graphic virus software program

Library

book types

anthology encyclopaedia non-fiction series fantasy thesaurus genre romance magazine novel dictionary

people

author editor librarian publisher

ordering/classification

classification irrelevance relevance system alphabetical relevant irrelevant alphabet catalogue

inside books

article index glossary extract content copyright section

Mathematics

operations

approximately calculate divide multiply subtraction guess division estimate multiplication addition average

arithmetic terms

fraction negative percentage positive ratio recurring denominator numerator minus decimal digit

triangles & angles

vertical equilateral isosceles alternate perpendicular vertex corresponding vertices degree adjacent angle

shapes

diameter triangle quadrilateral rhombus circumference square parallelogram perimeter radius triangular

measuring

volume centimetre kilogram litre metre tonne amount measure weight kilometre

geometry

symmetry parallel regular irregular rotation reflection horizontal axis axes reflect rotate symmetrical

algebra and graphs

co-ordinate equation graph

Music

performing

conductor choir orchestra percussion musician instrument orchestral synchronise syncopation tempo timbre

composing

ostinato pitch harmony melody dynamics instrumental lyric ternary triad vocal composition score octave rhythm

reading music

interval crotchet major minim minor quaver semibreve chord chromatic

PE

competition

squad athlete qualify tactic tournament field pitch league athletic relay

parts of body

injury medicine mobile biceps hamstring mobility quadriceps triceps muscle

exercise

activity agility exercise gymnastic personal active gym agile

PSHE

personal

discussion approval prefer preference pressure encourage reality approve control discipline encouragement gender involve involvement reward

relationship

representative dependent represent communication relationship

problem areas

addict addiction dependency racism racist sanction sexism sexist stereotype

qualities

generosity emotional generous achieve achievement emotion effort able ability

RE

religious

creation Hinduism Buddhist Christian Hindu Israel Jewish Muslim Sikh Judaism Buddhism Islam Sikhism

ceremony

funeral baptism festival burial celebrate celebration wedding ceremony marriage

practice

prayer religion pilgrim pray shrine spiritual religious Bible commitment hymn temple mosque synagogue pilgrimage disciple

symbols and signs

miracle spirit prophet sign special symbol

morality

parable morality prejudice biblical commandment immoral immorality moral

Science

experimental

chemical method vessel temperature laboratory apparatus hazard thermometer

other processes

pressure evaporation exchange freeze condensation combustion friction

material

alkaline element liquid particles oxygen acid solution frequency

life

predator amphibian insect vertebrate organism mammal

life processes

digest reproduce respire circulate growth digestion cycle function nutrient respiration circulation

Helpful revision based on KS3 wordlists

accommodation to audience

word list

audible alcohol although accommodation argument analyse analysis atmosphere audience assessment actually

'-lly' as in actually

actually normally officially originally usually

double consnt as in assessment

assessment embarrass necessary possession parallel interrupt

'al-' as in although

also always already almost although

'-ible' as in audible

responsible sensible incredible audible reversible visible collapsible digestible accessible

'-ience' as in audience

patience obedience conscience convenience audience

autumn to chocolate

word list

autumn beginning chocolate buried believe caught business beautiful beneath

unstressed vowel as in chocolate

desperate interesting separate poisonous chocolate definite deliberate

'-aught-' as in caught

taught naughty daughter caught

'-mn' as in autumn

condemn solemn hymn column autumn

'be-' as in beneath

beneath below behind between beyond beside because before

doubling consnt as in beginning

grinning referring travelling beginning stirring winning dialling planning

'-ied' suffix as in buried

buried cried dried hurried worried fried married

climate to daughter

word list

daughter conclusion conscious conscience climb concentration consequence continuous creation column

'-mb' as in climb

climb comb crumb limb numb thumb tomb

'-ation' as in concentration

relegation illustration demonstration education relation dictation isolation concentration

'-sion' as in conclusion

collision invasion decision division explosion conclusion persuasion

'-ence' as in consequence

presence silence evidence difference reference consequence sequence

decide to embarrass

word list

diamond embarrass disappoint decide definite development disappear decision design diary

syllables split as in diary

diary biology violin creation diamond reaction

'dis-' as in disappoint

disappoint disloyal disorder disprove disappear dislike disease

'-ci-' as in decision

decision acid cinder cigarette cinema city pencil society decide

'-gn-' as in design

gnarled reign sign design gnat gnash gnome

'-ment' as in development

advertisement movement treatment payment measurement development engagement

energy to forty

word list

engagement enquire fierce explanation evaluation environment forty February evidence energy

'-ier-' as in fierce

fierce pierced pier cashier

'-gy-' as in energy

strategy energy gym stingy

'-tion' as in evaluation

demonstration illustration completion promotion relegation relation pollution proposition evaluation

'-en' as in enquire

enquire enforce engulf enable encircle encourage enrich enlarge

fulfil to industrial

word list

furthermore guard health happened fulfil imaginary improvise height industrial

single 'l' as in fulfil

welcome welfare cheerful skilful fulfil already always

'-eigh-' as in height

weight weigh neigh neighbour sleigh eighty height

'-ned' as in happened

happened listened loosened fastened frightened ripened opened

'-ea-' as in health

wealth sweat dead deaf bread breath health head instead

'-ial' as in industrial

material memorial radial aerial terrestrial industrial

'-ary' as in imaginary

secondary imaginary temporary voluntary dictionary ordinary library necessary

silent 'u' as in guard

disguise guard guarantee guest guess guilty guide guitar biscuit build

interesting to meanwhile

word list

lonely material marriage lovely interesting interrupt jealous meanwhile knowledge issue

'-ue' as in issue

overdue tissue avenue argue rescue barbecue value continue

'-ous' as in jealous

dangerous poisonous murderous thunderous adventurous nervous famous carnivorous jealous

'-ely' as in lonely

surely extremely rudely safely closely bravely lovely lonely

miscellaneous to participation

word list

necessary original parallel miscellaneous participation modern mischief murmur moreover nervous

silent 'c' as in miscellaneous

miscellaneous discipline disciple muscle scent scissors science convalescent adolescent

'-ie-' as in mischief

diesel relief belief mischief

'-ern' as in modern

modern lantern cavern pattern concern eastern

'-ur-' as in murmur

turnip church burst curly hurt murmur

'g' as in original

magic rigid original origin giant gin ginger

pattern to possession

word list

people performance possession permanent peaceful persuasion persuade physical pattern

'-su-' as in persuade

persuasive persuade suede persuasion

'-ple' as in people

purple people couple example multiple

'-y-' as in physical

typical physical system gym myth mystery sympathy

'-cal' as in physical

musical physical typical medical magical chemical political electrical

'-ful' as in peaceful

powerful harmful faithful careful truthful useful colourful peaceful

'-ance' as in performance

attendance clearance disturbance appearance performance allowance

potential to receive

word list

preparation prioritise proposition questionnaire queue proportion reaction potential process receive

'-tial' as in potential

initial essential potential residential

'-ce-' as in process

process announcer deception decent recent licence

reference to sequence

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reference relief Saturday separate remember safety resources secondary research sequence

'-our-' as in resources

resources pouring courtroom downpour tourist fourteen your

're-' as in relief

rearrange recollect relief remove request referee record rehearse

'-ear-' as in research

pearl research search heard learn learning early

shoulder to surely

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sincerely stomach straight strength shoulder success surely skilful soldier strategy

'-oul-' as in shoulder

shoulder boulder mouldy poultry

writing letters e.g. sincerely

Madam truly signature dear Yours sincerely faithfully

'-s-' as in surely

pleasure leisure measure exposure surely treasure

'-ch-' as in stomach

school scheme echo ache anchor chemist Christmas stomach

surprise to women

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survey technology Wednesday weight women tomorrow unfortunately weird surprise technique texture

'-ise' as in surprise

surprise revise televise exercise clockwise

'sur-' as in surprise

survey surface surgery surfer survivor surprise

'-ey' as in survey

grey prey survey

'-que' as in technique

unique antique technique

'-ture' as in texture

texture capture nature mixture departure adventure moisture

'-eir-' as in weird

their heir weird

'-techn-' as in technology

technique pyrotechnics polytechnic technology technical technophobia technician

Homophones and confusions

homophones 1

two through threw too source sauce sights sites

confusions 1

choose chose too affect to advise advice brought bought effect

confusions 2

are conscience conscious quite our quiet

homophones 2

practise allowed aloud practice braking breaking coarse course

Vowel choices

mixed /ay/ (day )phoneme

paint play snail cake baby flame train tray spray great

mixed /y/ (by) phoneme

thigh try tight wild crime blind slide pie kind

mixed /oh/ (no) phoneme

hope coal coast float grow throw told stone stroke coach roll

mixed /oo/ (soon)phoneme

tooth threw true grew crude brute blue smooth

mixed /oy/ (boy)phoneme

toilet royal soil poison loyal joint employ annoy boil

mixed /ow/ (cow) phoneme

cloud crowd growl ground now mouth prowl sound

mixed /air/ (hair) phoneme

where wear there stairs fairy chair bear scare share

mixed /or/ (north)phoneme

sport board chalk door draw fourteen launch snore small

mixed /er/ (butter) phoneme

perfect search shirt herb earth girl burn burst

mixed /uu/ (took) phoneme

push hood hook full bush bull cook wooden

Making plurals

'-s' cry > cries

carries dries hurries worries cries

baby > babies

cities daisies families ponies stories babies puppies pennies

monkey > monkeys

boys guys keys monkeys toys trays ways

half > halves

shelves thieves wolves wives loaves halves knives

roof > roofs

beliefs chiefs chefs cliffs roofs

kiss > kisses

boxes coaches brushes matches kisses

hero > heroes

cargoes dominoes echoes heroes potatoes tomatoes volcanoes

kilo > kilos

kilos photos pianos radios solos videos

Contractions

I have > I've

I've we've could've should've might've must've

you had, you would > you'd

he'd I'd she'd they'd you'd

do not > don't

couldn't shan't won't isn't wasn't haven't don't didn't can't

contractions

they're shouldn't o'clock I'm shan't it's they'd they've

Prefixes

'a-'

aside aloud asleep awake around alike along across

'be-'

because before between beyond beside beneath below behind

'dis-' as negative

disconnect distrust dislike disappear disease disagree disorder

'fore-'

forecast forefinger foresee forewarn foreground forehead foreman forecourt

'pre-' before

prefix preschool prehistoric prepacked precooked

're-' do again

renew rehouse replay review replace

'un-' as an opposite

untrue untrue unwell unwell uncertain uncertain unfair unfair unfriendly unfriendly unknown unknown untidy untidy unsafe unsafe

'ex-' out of

export excluding excursion excavate except exit extract

'for-'

forgive forbidden forget forsake

'im-' without

imbalance impede immaculate immediate immense immune

'per-' through

permanent perspire persuasion permit perforation performance perfume persuade

'co-' together

coerce coexist cooperate

Suffixes

'-ful' spoon > spoonful (nouns)

mouthful bucketful cupful armful spoonful

'-less' care > careless

aimless airless breathless careless countless effortless pointless

'-ness' sad > sadness

carelessness eagerness sickness darkness fitness goodness sadness kindness

'-tion' collect > collection

connection election suggestion exhibition invention collection

'-tion' illustrate > illustration

pollution relation completion demonstration illustration promotion relegation evaluation

'-ence'

reference difference evidence presence silence consequence sequence

'-ent'

persistent urgent excellent absorbent different independent

'-ible'

incredible responsible sensible accessible collapsible digestible reversible visible

'-ous' danger > dangerous

bulbous poisonous murderous thunderous dangerous

hot > hotter > hottest

hottest redder reddest biggest hotter bigger

large > larger > largest

largest whitest simplest fiercest fiercer later latest simpler larger whiter

happy > happier > happiest

funnier happiest easier funniest happier healthier healthiest easiest

Suffixes for tenses

'-ing' grin > grinning

referring travelling grinning stirring beginning dialling winning planning

'-ing' carpet > carpeting

carpeting happening limiting targeting visiting

'-ing' with eye, -ie, -o, -oe

echoing eyeing hoeing lying shoeing tying vetoing radioing

'-ed' grab > grabbed

grabbed hopped sunned nodded knitted slammed

'-ed' amuse > amused

dared dated amused droned hoped moved

'-ed' cry > cried

cried dried hurried worried fried married buried

'-ed' video > videoed

echoed radioed vetoed videoed

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